Finding for clasps



Mazmh il?? 93@ W. JENCKE@ @@34923@ FINDING FOR CNASPS Filed une 22, 1955 Patented Mar. 17, 1936 tinnen STATES PATENT oFFlcE FINDING FOR CLASIS George W. Jenckes, Cranston, R; I.; assig'nor to D. M. Watkins Company, a corporation' of Rhode Island f Application'June 22, 1935, Serial No. 27,920 4 Claims. (Cl. .Z4-251) My invention relates Vto a clasp-finding of the comprising, as shown in Figure 6, a flat shank l type which requires merely the mounting of an portion 22 an'd'anend portion 23 of reduced width.

ornamental member thereon to complete the en- Intermediate its length the material of the shank tire clasp. portion is arcuately bent to form a slight swell or 5 The essential objects of 'my' 'invention 'are' seshoulder 24, and a knob or thumb piece Z'is Xed 5 curity against accidentall disengagement of the to or integral with the end portion ofthe shank clasp from the garment; compactnes's; inex- 22. In this instance the operating projection 25 pensivenes's of construction; and a minimum numcomprises ahead 26, a shank portion 2l extendber of parts. ing through a perforation 28, and a riveted over 1Q With the above and other objects and advanend portion 29. The bolt is retained in the guide- 10 tageous features in view, the invention consists Way portion I9 of the depression by the Strap in the arrangement of parts more fully disclosed l5 and, when in lOCked POSitiOh, registers With the in the detailed description following, in consocket portion 2l) of the depression. The slot I1 junction with the accompanying drawing, and accommodates the projecting end 29 of the bolt more specifically defined in the claims appended member 25 when the latter is moved. The re- 15 thereto. silient friction shoulder 2d cooperates with the In the accompanying drawing forming a part of Strap l5 to assist in preventing the accidental this specification, disengagement of the bolt from the socket portion Figure l is a rear elevation of my finding or 29 When they are ihieiehgnged aS ShOWh in Fgcomponent ready for the reception of the ornaure 2. 20 mental member, A mounting member 3l includes an oblong body Figure 2, a section, partially in side elevationl 32 and downwardly directed ears 33 upon its ends of the same with the parts in locked position taken pIOVided With peTfOraiOhS 34 through Which the on line 2-2 of Figure l, pivotal lugs i2 of the jaw pass. A rectangular Figure 3, a like section of the same, with the depending looking loop 36 integral with the for- 25 parts shown in an unlocked position, ward edge of the body 32 is movable through the Figure 4, a transverse section taken on line Opening i8 0f the jaW, ih Which lJOSiiiOh the 4-4 of Figure 1, eye or open portion 38 of the loop is in alignment Figure 5, a detail perspective view of the mount- With the depleSSiOh i4 0f the JW and in the Dai/h ing member, of the bolt 2l, permitting the portion 23 of the 30 Figure 6, a side elevation of the bolt, and latter to pass freely therethrough into frictional Figure 7, a like elevation of the finding carryengagement with the socket portion 20 when the ing the ornamental memben bolt is advanced in its guideway. In Figure 2 the Similar reference characters indicate similar 1001i? iS ShOWh S0 adVnhCed- Ih Figure 3th@ bOlil 35 parts throughout the Viewg is shown withdrawn and the body of the member 35 In its present and prefer-fed embodiment, my 3l shown iree to assume any desired angular posiclasp or clip finding comprises a jaw member 9 tion relatively to the jaw 9. destined to constitute the rear jew of the com- My above described component or finding may pleted clasp. The forward pointed portion of the now be transformed by the purchaser into a oom- /iO jaw has integral angularly directed spurs or Diete clasp by the addition of a complementary prongs l0; and lateral rectangular notches Il near JfW 01' aC@ Piate 0f any Preferred- Shape 01 dethe rear end of the jaw form pivotal lugs or pro Sighjections I2. When, as shown in Figure '7, the ornamental The rear face of the jaw is provided with a fece plaie or jaw 40 has been bv Solder or other longitudinal forwardly directed depression lli, means fixed to the body portion 32 of the mount- 45 midway its width, extending fromamedial portion ing member 3| the forward or work engaging to its rear end, and bridged intermediate its portion Of Said J'aW i'eSS llpOil the Clothing ehlength by an integral strap I5 cut and rearwardly gaging prongs Il) of the corresponding portion of bent from the material of the jaw. The forward the cooperating jaw 9 with the jaws in substanportion of the depression is provided with a longitial parallelism with each other. In this figure 50 tudinal slot il, and the jaw is provided With an the complete clasp is shown with the jaws closed, opening I8, bisecting the depression near its rear and locked together in closed position. end, thus dividing the depression I4 into a guide- To apply the clasp the bolt is Withdrawn and way portion I9 and a socket portion 20. the jaws distended to receive the article to be A bolt 2| of thin resilient material is provided engaged therebetween, and then compressed 55 thereupon, during which compression the bolt is advanced to locked position.

The laterally projecting pivot members I2 dispense with the necessity of vertical bearing lugs upon the jaw 9, thus enabling the jaws 9 and 40 to be in parallelism and adjacent each other, thus imparting compactness to the clasp.

The presence of a positive lock makes it possible to dispense with the use of fallible and weak spring devices for forcing the jaws towards each other, and to dispense with stop lugs of any kind on the mounting member.

I claim:- Y

1. A nding for a clasp comprising a jaw member provided with a longitudinal depression and Vwith an opening in the depression, a mounting member for receiving another jaw member of the clasp pivotally mounted upon the first jaw member including a locking loop adapted to extend into said opening, and a bolt slidably mounted in the depression movable through the loop.

2. A nding for a clasp comprising a jaw member provided with a longitudinal depression and with an opening in the depression, a mounting member for receiving another jaw member of the clasp pivotally mounted upon the first jaw member including a locking loop adapted to ex tend into said opening, a strap integral with the rst jaw member bridging the depression, and a bolt slidably mounted in the depression movable through the loop in contact with the strap.

3. A finding for a clasp comprising a jaw member provided with a longitudinal depression and with an opening in the depression, a mounting member for receiving another jaw member of the clasp pivotally mounted upon the first jaw member including a locking loop adapted to extend into said opening, a strap integral with the rst jaw member bridging the depression, and a bolt slidably mounted in the depression movable through the loop, and a friction shoulder upon an intermediate portion of the bolt engageable with the strap.

4. A finding for a clasp comprising a jaw member provided with a longitudinal depression, a longitudinal slot in the depression and an opening in the depression, a mounting member for receiving another jaw member of the clasp pivotally upon the first jaw member including a loop adapted to traverse the opening, a bolt slidably mounted in the depression and movable through the loop, and a knob upon the bolt including a portion registering in the slot.

GEORGE W. J EN CKES. 

